Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece
Greece: Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data was 201 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 201 for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in 2026.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece peaked at 849 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 197, in 2009.
Greece ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 197 | — |
| 2010 | 299 | +51.8% |
| 2011 | 486 | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 741 | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 849 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 815 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 787 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 736 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 659 | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 567 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 526 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 468 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 399 | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 356 | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 248 | -30.3% |
| 2024 | 240 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 229 | -4.6% |
| 2026 | 201 | -12.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 201 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 69, 2.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 201 is above the median for high income countries, which is 63.5, 3.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +62.5% | 299 | 486 |
| 2012 | +52.5% | 486 | 741 |
| 2010 | +51.8% | 197 | 299 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197 | 197 | 197 | 1 |
| 2010s | 646.5 | 299 | 849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.86 | 201 | 468 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data in Greece was 201 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 849 in 2013.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 197 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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